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# **Minecraft Color Codes**

Every color and formatting code, one click to copy. Write your text in the editor below and get a line ready to paste into chat, a sign, a server MOTD or a plugin config.

## **Color codes**

**Black**

#000000

**Dark Blue**

#0000AA

**Dark Green**

#00AA00

**Dark Aqua**

#00AAAA

**Dark Red**

#AA0000

**Dark Purple**

#AA00AA

**Gold**

#FFAA00

**Gray**

#AAAAAA

**Dark Gray**

#555555

**Blue**

#5555FF

**Green**

#55FF55

**Aqua**

#55FFFF

**Red**

#FF5555

**Light Purple**

#FF55FF

**Yellow**

#FFFF55

**White**

#FFFFFF

## **Formatting codes**

**Bold**

Thicker glyphs

**Italic**

Slanted text

**Underline**

Line below the text

**Strikethrough**

Line through the text

**Obfuscated**

Randomly scrambling characters

**Reset**

Clears color and formatting

## **Text generator**

Select text and style it with the toolbar. The preview shows how it renders in game, and both outputs update as you type.

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In-game preview

Vanilla (§)

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Plugins & configs (&)

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## **How to use color codes**

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### **Pick a color**

Click any swatch to copy its code. § works in game, & is what most plugins and configs expect.

02

### **Put it before the text**

A code affects everything after it until another color code or a reset. Colors also clear active formatting, so put the color first and the format right after.

03

### **Style longer text**

Use the generator for anything with more than one color. It handles the ordering and gives you both output formats.

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